ST MARY'S AUXILIARY

This year has changed us all, in many small and significant ways. Although for many, this year was extremely challenging, I hope that you have all found something to appreciate from the year 2020. For the St Mary’s Auxiliary, we are grateful for the few events we could still hold to welcome new families to our community. The orientation days for Senior School and Junior School were wonderful events - thank you to the parents who served morning tea. You were amazing at keeping the events running smoothly in varying conditions and with new guidelines. We also appreciate that our class reps could organise celebrations for their year groups to finish the school year together. As of 2013 the Auxiliary has had the pleasure of awarding a Year 10 and a Year 11 student with Speech Night Memorial Prizes, recognising their service to the school and wider community. Our 2020 recipients were Juliet Crabb, honouring Marney Penn, and Lucy Lönnqvist, honouring Bonnie Barnes. Congratulations to these girls and may they continue to uphold their community spirit. On behalf of the St Mary’s Auxiliary, I would like to thank Julie Hancock for her time and valued commitment over the years on the Auxiliary Committee and as a class rep. Julie has been recognised with an Honourary Life Membership of the St Mary’s Auxiliary. Also, it is with great honour that I thank the St Mary’s Auxiliary for the biggest secret and greatest surprise when I too was awarded an Honourary Life Membership of the St Mary’s Auxiliary. I have thoroughly enjoyed my varying roles over the past 11 years. St Mary’s has a unique and outstanding community. It has been my pleasure to contribute and be involved, to see first-hand, humanity at its best. Congratulations to Mrs Cheryl Haak on her 20 years at St Mary’s. Cheryl has held many significant roles over the years, finishing as our Deputy Principal. We wish her all the best in her retirement. May our 100th year, 2021, bring us all much joy in celebration of our outstanding school, to which we are so fortunate to belong.

Daina De Mattia President

LEFT: Julie Hancock and Daina De Mattia were both awarded Honorary Life Memberships of the St Mary’s Auxiliary in 2020. ABOVE: Year 7 Orientation Day.